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The state won't know until May or June whether the chemical deployed in the Snake River worked to kill all the mussels.
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A fully-fledged infestation could cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars to protect infrastructure from the creatures that affix onto hard surfaces in the water, including irrigation and hydropower equipment.
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Another invasive snail was recently discovered in the largest Alpine Lake in our region. The Mountain West News Bureau’s Kaleb Roedel tagged along with researchers working to monitor – and control – the spread.
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Gov. Brad Little's budget, unveiled earlier this week, included $6.6 million to control the invasive mussels
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The rapid timeline from when the Idaho State Department of Agriculture found invasive quagga mussel larvae in the Snake River in September to when it deployed a chemical treatment two weeks later, was unparalleled in the world of invasive mussel control.
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The Idaho State Department of Agriculture is releasing a copper-based chemical into the Snake River to target invasive quagga mussels and larvae.
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The copper-based chemical Natrix can kill quagga mussels at all life stages. It will be introduced to the Snake River near Twin Falls.
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All hunting, fishing and trapping is closed along a roughly 14-mile stretch of the Snake River where state officials are trying to eradicate invasive quagga mussels.
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The Idaho State Department of Agriculture announced Monday it had detected invasive quagga mussel larvae in the Snake River in Twin Falls. Centennial Waterfront Park in Twin Falls is closed.
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Zebra and quagga mussels can devastate an ecosystem and Yellowstone National Park is doing everything it can to keep them out. As the Mountain West News…